KeyBank Center

The KeyBank Center (formerly know as the First Niagara Center) is a multipurpose facility located on Buffalo's waterfront and serves as the secondary home for the Canisius College men's basketball program.

History
The arena is the home to the Buffalo Sabres (NHL), the Buffalo Bandits (NLL) and many forms of entertainment for people of all ages. The $127.5 million facility, located at the foot of Main Street and South Park Avenue, can seat 18,400 for basketball and 18,595 for hockey. Canisius co-hosted the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four at the then HSBC Arena in 2003 and has served as the co-host for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2014. The men's basketball team has played a total of 46 games in the downtown facility and set a new regular season attendance record Nov. 25, 2006, when 14,823 fans came out to see the Griffs play host to Syracuse. The building has also served as the host site to four MAAC Men and Women's Basketball Tournaments, with the last occasion coming in 2005, where the Canisius women's basketball team secured the school's first MAAC women's hoops title and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

Capacity
18,400

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